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'''Aleksander Dominik Kłak''' (born 24 November 1970) is a retired [[Poland|Polish]] football player. Kłak was a participant at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], where Poland won the silver medal.<ref> |
'''Aleksander Dominik Kłak''' (born 24 November 1970) is a retired [[Poland|Polish]] football player. Kłak was a participant at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], where Poland won the silver medal.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Aleksander Kłak |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/aleksander-klak-1.html |access-date=22 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203110057/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/aleksander-klak-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}</ref> |
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After retiring from playing due to ongoing injury problems, he became a goalkeeping coach at [[Royal Antwerp]] and a [[bus driver]] for the [[De Lijn|Antwerp public transportation network]].<ref>{{cite web|url |
After retiring from playing due to ongoing injury problems, he became a goalkeeping coach at [[Royal Antwerp]] and a [[bus driver]] for the [[De Lijn|Antwerp public transportation network]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.onet.pl/co-robia-znani-polscy-sportowcy-na-emeryturze-wuefista-ratownik-medyczny-i-kierowca/xbc5gz7#slajd-1 |language=Polish |title=Co robią znani polscy sportowcy na emeryturze? Wuefista, ratownik medyczny i kierowca autobusu |publisher=[[onet.pl]] |date=16 October 2020}}</ref> |
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He also battled [[clinical depression]] after retirement, and says his recovery was aided, among others, by the help of the [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin| Capucin monks]] and his subsequent rediscovery of [[Roman Catholic Church |his faith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onet.pl/sport/onetsport/aleksander-klak-konczy-50-lat-dostalem-nowe-zycie-wywiad-or-pilka-nozna/l87qmcz,d87b6cc4|title= |
He also battled [[clinical depression]] after retirement, and says his recovery was aided, among others, by the help of the [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin| Capucin monks]] and his subsequent rediscovery of [[Roman Catholic Church |his faith]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onet.pl/sport/onetsport/aleksander-klak-konczy-50-lat-dostalem-nowe-zycie-wywiad-or-pilka-nozna/l87qmcz,d87b6cc4 |title=Dostałem nowe życie |author=Dariusz Dobek |publisher=[[onet.pl]] |date=24 November 2020 |language=Polish}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{Olympedia}} |
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* {{PKOl profile|aleksander-dominik-klak|Aleksander Kłak|old_id=975,klak-aleksander-dominik}} |
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[[Category:Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands]] |
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[[Category:Polish expatriate footballers]] |
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[[Category:Górnik Zabrze players]] |
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[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]] |
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[[Category:SV 19 Straelen players]] |
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Full name | Aleksander Dominik Kłak | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 24 November 1970 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nowy Sącz, Polish People’s Republic | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Dunajec Nowy Sącz | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1985–1992 | Igloopol Dębica | 32+ | (0) | |||||||||||
1993 | Olimpia Poznań | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
1993–1995 | Górnik Zabrze | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||
1995 | SV Straelen | |||||||||||||
1995 | FC Homburg | |||||||||||||
1996 | Bonner SC | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
1996–2002 | Royal Antwerp | 53 | (0) | |||||||||||
2002–2003 | FC Denderleeuw | |||||||||||||
2003–2005 | De Graafschap | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1992–1997 | Poland | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
Royal Antwerp (goalkeeping coach) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aleksander Dominik Kłak (born 24 November 1970) is a retired Polish football player. Kłak was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the silver medal.[1]
After retiring from playing due to ongoing injury problems, he became a goalkeeping coach at Royal Antwerp and a bus driver for the Antwerp public transportation network.[2]
He also battled clinical depression after retirement, and says his recovery was aided, among others, by the help of the Capucin monks and his subsequent rediscovery of his faith.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksander Kłak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Co robią znani polscy sportowcy na emeryturze? Wuefista, ratownik medyczny i kierowca autobusu" (in Polish). onet.pl. 16 October 2020.
- ^ Dariusz Dobek (24 November 2020). "Dostałem nowe życie" (in Polish). onet.pl.
External links[edit]
- Aleksander Kłak at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Aleksander Kłak at Olympedia
- Aleksander Kłak at Olympics.com
- Aleksander Kłak at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Polish men's footballers
- Olympic footballers for Poland
- Olympic silver medalists for Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- De Graafschap players
- FC 08 Homburg players
- Bonner SC players
- F.C.V. Dender E.H. players
- Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Ekstraklasa players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Footballers from Nowy Sącz
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- SV 19 Straelen players
- Poland men's international footballers
- Bus drivers
- Association football goalkeeping coaches
- Polish football goalkeeper stubs
- Polish Olympic medalist stubs